Remarkably, it’s been six years since I started this blog, mostly in an effort to blow of steam in response to the city’s unforgiving streets and uncaring leaders.

I had no idea I’d still be writing it over half a decade, 1413 posts and well over a million page views later. Let alone where it would take me.

Or that those mean streets would be a little safer, with bikeways that actually go somewhere, and plans for more. And with more bike riders on them. Along with city and county leaders who actually support them, and us, most of the time.

Back in those dark days, it was hard to find stories about bicycling in the press.

But as you can see from the links below, that’s changed, too.

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Come out to support the Rowena road diet in a special evaluation meeting— held just 90 days after its implementation — at 5 pm today at the Silverlake Community Church; nice of them to hold the meeting at a time most people won’t be able to attend.

Like this:

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Happy anniversary to you dear sir. Enjoy your brief time in the spotlight, it’s well deserved! You’ve managed to put together a most admired blog here on LA (and surrounding areas) biking. You do a great job on reporting the good and bad (fatalities) parts of bicycling here and I really don’t know where I’d turn to if it wasn’t for your work.

I just returned from the meeting with Councilman LaBonge regarding the Rowena road diet. On the pro side were a few bicyclists and many parents of students at Ivanhoe Elementary who appreciated the added safety that came from traffic calming. On the other side were the usual suspects who complained that there were no cyclists using the lane so it was needlessly slowing law-abiding drivers and at the same time complaining that all the cyclists were endangering residents with their unsafe riding. They also wanted cyclists to have a license, insurance and special training.
Tom LaBonge also did a reasonable job defending the lane while listening to all his constituents. By the end of the session it was clear the lanes weren’t going anywhere soon.

Congratulations on surviving 6 years, which is a major accomplishment in the blogosphere! You’re influence extends far beyond sunny Southern California. I hope you are still writing in 6 more years but that the content doesn’t have to report so many deaths and injuries. Hopefully, those instances will drop!

“Mr. Kowal was arrested Tuesday and charged with failure to stop at the scene of an accident causing death and taken to a Brampton courthouse for a bail hearing. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.”